evening reception to be held on Tuesday, January 15 at Palmer Auditorium. Free parking will be available for the public at this reception. Further details as to the exact time will be forthcoming. Provided below is an overview of the 2 finalists being considered for the City Manager position. Jelynne Burley Ms. Burley is currently a San Antonio , Texas Deputy City Manager. Burley began her career in Public Administration as a Project Management Specialist in San Antonio in 1984. … Continue reading →

Sunday, January 13, 8pm at MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. No. Loop, 407-6925 Amnesty International Film Night Austin continues its monthly film night on Sunday, January 13, with “The Letter” (2003, d. Ziad Hamzeh, 76 min.). In this film, a firestorm erupts when 1,100 Somali refugees relocate to economically depressed Lewiston, Maine and the mayor attempts to deter more from coming. $5 suggested donation.

SUNDAY, January 13, 6-10 pm at The Moose Lodge (recently saved from developer bulldozers) 2103 E M Franklin, between MLK and Manor Food, cash bar and music: Gnostic Prophet Public Offenders Eve Monsees and the Exiles The Gustavo Rodriguez Band Blacklisted Individuals S.T.A.T.I.K. Eliza Gilkyson Hip Hop arranged by The Better Hip Hop Bureau of Austin DONATE WHAT YOU CAN or BRING A FULL PAGE OF SIGNATURES to STOP DOMAIN SUBSIDIES http://www.stopdomainsubsidies.com/ Petitions will be notarized at the door. SDS … Continue reading →

Sunday 1 p.m. Jan. 13, BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd Presentation and book signing by the Nobel Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh See the Austin American Statesman book review of Muhammad Yunus’ new book “Creating a World Without Poverty.”

JAN. 13, Sundays 11:30 am –12:30 pm First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grover Avenue Public Affairs Forum: Meeting Face to Face: The Iraq-US Labor Solidarity Tour, a Film and Discussion by USLAW: A film and discussion about the war in Iraq by Austin Texas Labor Against the War union members. A group of union officers founded United States Labor Against the War to offer the perspective of working people, American and Iraq, on the war in Iraq. To … Continue reading →

Friday January 11th 9pm-2am, At the Rhizome (300 Allen St) In a Sound and Video Experience! Till Ye Timbers Be Shaken By The Dawn! THAR WILL BE GROG! Suggested Donation of: $5 in costume $7 if not in costume $20 if dressed as Naruto or Jack Sparrow A benefit for Anti-Racist Action

Friday, January 11, 2008, 7PM, St. Louis Catholic Church, Wozniak Hall, 7601 Burnet Road Responsible Growth for Northcross Town Hall Meeting Please download our flyer and help us spread the word: http://www.rg4n.org/files/RG4N_Jan08TownHall.pdf

This Friday, January 11th, MVFHR member Aba Gayle and author Joan Cheever will appear on ABC News Now’s program “All Together Now” to talk about the death penalty and Baze. The first airing will be at 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 11th. The show will then air over that weekend and throughout the following week at various times (check local listings at www.abcnewsnow. com) From the press announcement: Aba Gayle’s 19-year-old daughter Catherine Blount was murdered in 1980. Aba … Continue reading →

Tuesday nights from 7pm till 9:30pm starting January 8th, 406 Brady Lane If you have a desire to be more compassionate, honest, transparent and real, mark down the dates and come on by (class continues until I go to Brazil to study more with people changing the world.) If you decide to take advantage of this time I can guaranty you a deep experience of understanding yourself and others more fully. Here is a little tidbit that I hope entices … Continue reading →

Join us at noon on Tuesday for a press conference at City Hall (in the glassed-in media room in lobby). If you’d like to add your individual or group endorsement to be included in the press event, send an email to: debmocracy@yahoo.com. http://www.betteraustintoday.org/ Better Austin Today is a broad coalition comprised of city leaders from neighborhood, environment, social equity, small/local business, social services, civil liberties, and various others. Our common interest is responsive, accountable government working toward a progressive vision … Continue reading →

Tuesday, January 8, 2008, Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Drive Turk Pipkin is the creator of documentary feature film Nobelity, author of ten books including his latest The Tao of Willie, coauthored with Willie Nelson; and recognized for his work as a comedian and an actor in “The Alamo,” “Friday Night Lights,” “A Scanner Darkly” and his recurring role on “The Sopranos.” Turk will talk about his latest travels to Nepal, the Amazon, and China for his new documentary One Peace … Continue reading →

Friday, January 4 through MONDAY, January 7, Alamo Drafthouse – Ritz, 320 E. 6th Street For all of the controversy Brian De Palma’s newest film, REDACTED, has gotten in the media, very few people have actually seen it, playing in only 15 theaters nationwide on its opening weekend. Shot in Jordan using an experimental docu-drama style, the film is based on the gang-rape, murder, and burning of Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi, a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in March 2006 by U.S. … Continue reading →